Subgenre Sampler
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Native Land (1942)
- Dir. Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand
- Impassioned and authentic, this landmark film call for social revolution in Depression–era America blends vivid re–anactments with actual…
One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942)
- Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. Eric Portman, Bernard Miles, Hugh Williams
- Brisk war–thriller about how a six man British aircrew must find their way back to England across the Occupied Netherlands. Raised above the…
Random Harvest (1942)
- Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Ronald Colman, Greer Garson
- A shell–shocked WW1 officer marries and is contented until he remembers his past life in the aristocracy. Far–fetched but very enjoyable…
Reunion in France (1942)
- Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Joan Crawford, John Wayne, Philip Dorn
- Joan Crawford plays a pampered wife in war torn Paris and Wayne the downed fighter pilot who she helps evade capture. Look sharp for an uncredited…
Road to Morocco (1942)
- Dir. David Butler
Feat. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour
- Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour do their bit for the war effort by enchanting the public with mad–cap (rom)antics on the North African…
Secret Weapon, The (1942)
- Dir. Roy Neill
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill…
- Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce play the definitive Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, in this updated (to the 40s) version of the original Conan Doyle…
Spy Smasher (1942)
- Dir. William Whitney
Feat. Kane Richmond, Sam Flint, Marguerite Chapman
- Wartime serial adapted from the comic strip has twin brothers protecting democracy from the needle–nosed Nazi spys. 12 instalments on one…
Blood and Sand (1941)
- Dir. Rouben Mamoulian
Feat. Tyrone Power, Rita Hayworth
- Steamy romantic tragedy with Tyrone Power as an accomplished but naive matador whose bull–ring heroics take a back–seat for brazen Rita…
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
- Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Marsha Hunt
- Campaigner for orphans–rights Greer Garson frets and furrows her brow to perfection in this slick, high–minded weepie.
Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941)
- Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur
- Tycoon Charles Coburn goes undercover to investigate union activities, and instead falls for shopgirl Jean Arthur. Well–regarded social comedy.